What Happened After Vegas? (Unexpected Love #2) (18 page)

"Rachel."

She
snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Cliff call her name.

"Yes,"
she answered, hoping she hadn't missed something important while she
was reliving her perfect wedding.

"Are
you okay?" he asked.

"Yes,"
she said confused. "Why?"

"You
just winced and made a strange sound," he said.

"I'm
good," she replied.

Cliff's
sister had been working from home for him since she told him she was
pregnant. She was doing pretty good for herself. He had helped her
get a two bedroom apartment and filled it with furniture. The baby's
room was ready in plenty of time. He had worked his ass off between
helping her and taking care of Rachel and their nursery. Cliff let
his sister know that she needed to be able to take care of herself.
He helped her get on her feet, but she needed to live on the money
she made working for him. She wasn't getting a free ride. It was time
for her to grow up. She was doing a fine job of it.

Rachel
had put aside her feelings over Jake and walking in on them. She knew
how shitty Jake was and actually felt bad for the baby's mom. Cliff
had done so much for Rachel. She knew she needed to move on and
accept her new nephew and his mother as her own family. The baby
didn't ask for them as his parents.

Cliff
had called a friend of his and was discussing how they should move
forward with the Jake situation since they had the results of the
test. It was time to take him to court for child support. Jake had a
new job and had no excuse. When Cliff hung up the phone, he looked
over at baby Alex and shook his head.

"I'm
not getting involved in the case. My friend will handle everything
with you," he said to his sister. "I don't want him to be
able to cry conflict of interest or anything like that. I just want
you to get help with Alex."

Cliff
walked over and sat next to Rachel.

"I
would like to get his ass for everything he did to you," he
said.

"I
haven't heard from him in seven months. That's good enough for me. He
has to have a job for your sister to get support from him. I'm not
out to ruin anyone's life. I just want to live mine with my family. I
found the love of my life. It was because of him and what he did to
me. If I hadn't seen what I saw, I would never have met you. I
wouldn't have been in Vegas for my divorce party. I wouldn't trade a
single thing he did to me. It brought me to you. I can't imagine life
without you, babe."

Baby
Alex opened his eyes and looked up at Rachel and over to Cliff.

"If
he didn't do what he did, we wouldn't have this precious little man
right here."

Rachel
winced and looked up at Cliff.

"What?"
he asked with a look of panic on his face.

She
rubbed her stomach and shrugged.

"It
was nothing."

A
few minutes later she moaned. Cliff took baby Alex and handed him to
his sister. He was on his knees in front of Rachel within seconds.
When she cringed again, she looked into his eyes. A look of panic
crossed his face again.

"We're
going to the hospital. Shit! Let me help you up. We need to go. Where
are my keys?"

"Right
here," his sister said holding them up. "Your phone is
too."

He
turned around to grab them and then back to Rachel. She stood up and
grabbed his arms.

"I
need you to calm down, Cliff. You're freaking me out. Just help me
out to the car," she said with a whimper. "It's fine.
Everything is fine, babe."

He
looked at her and wrapped her in his arms.

"I
just want you to be okay. I want our baby to be fine."

"We
will be. I'm going to be in pain. It's going to hurt. I just need you
to be strong. You're my rock, Cliff. I need to look into your calm
eyes. Just be there for me. We'll be fine."

He
took a deep breath. Rachel giggled and then winced again.

"Do
not laugh at me, woman. I love you. I can't help but try and protect
you."

"You're
the one that got me into this," she joked. "I'd gladly let
you push the baby out. You're so cute, babe. You run a huge firm and
go into courtrooms full of craziness. You're stern and bold. You
don't take anyone's shit. I go into labor, and you go soft."

"I
can't help it. I love you two so much. I don't love any of them. You
ready to go have a little Martin?"

"I'm
more than ready to bring this baby into our world. I'm going to miss
you kissing and rubbing my belly though."

Rachel
started walking to the car with Cliff right next to her.

"Give
it a few months. I'll be talking to your belly again. You're the
sexiest pregnant woman I have ever seen."

Rachel
stopped and turned to face him.

"Hold
on a minute," she said. "You better talk to me after I've
pushed the baby out before you say things like that. Lets go have a
baby, Mr. Martin."

"A
baby it is, Mrs. Martin."

They
didn't want to know the sex of the baby during their ultrasounds.
Rachel wanted to be surprised. She just wanted a healthy baby. They
hadn't discussed names at all. Cliff wanted them to see their bundle
of joy before they even thought about it.

Fifteen
hours after walking through the hospital doors, they had a beautiful
baby boy. Cliff stayed by her side every moment. Tears fell from his
eyes when he saw his son for the first time. They placed the baby in
Rachel's arms, and she smiled up at Cliff.

"We
have a son," she said. "He's just as handsome as his
daddy."

"What
do you think?" he asked. "What should his name be."

"He
looks just like you, Cliff. I want to name him after you," she
said through her own tears.

"Really,"
he said. "I'm not sure. He's perfect. I think he needs a perfect
name."

"He's
perfect like his dad. He's my little Cliff. You think he'll be a
lawyer?" she asked.

"He'll
be anything he wants to be. I'll make sure of that," Cliff said,
as he rubbed the baby's cheek. "Your our little Cliff. Daddy
loves you, son."

As
Rachel watched her husband rub their son's cheek, all she could think
about was how much her life and changed and how lucky she was.

One
Year Later

Rachel
stood in the kitchen, as she looked out the window into their
beautiful backyard. She couldn't believe how surrounded by love they
were. Little Cliff was in the middle of everyone for his very first
birthday celebration. His proud daddy hoisted him into the air and
swung him around. Rachel couldn't help but notice how unbelievably
gorgeous her husband was. Alex stood waiting patiently, on wobbly
legs, to play with his cousin. Cliff grabbed him up from the ground
and carried the boys over to his sister.

She
was doing very well for herself. Jake was paying his support each
month but had yet to see his son. Cliff still kept her on doing work
from home for him. It gave her the money she needed, and freed him up
a little more.

He
wasn't working nearly as much as he had been, and Rachel hadn't gone
back to work. She loved every moment of being a full time mom. It was
the best feeling in the world. She was thrilled to have her husband
home as often as she could and missed him so much when we away from
them. He was an amazing father and loved their son very much.

Rose
was there to help her with the preparations for the party. She was
only working five days a week at the house and was extremely happy to
have her weekends free.

Jen
and Tina spoiled the little one every chance they got.

Rachel
looked around at the beautiful flowers she had planted. They had all
grown so much over the summer. She agreed to let Cliff hire someone
to cut the lawn, but he kept the offer open for her own John Deere.
She noticed Cliff looking at her as he walked toward the house. He
had such a sexy smile. When he opened the sliding door, she wrapped
her arms around his neck and hugged him tight.

They
both laughed, as they looked down at the huge belly that was
separating them. He leaned down and kissed her belly.

"Daddy
can't wait to meet you, baby girl," he said. "I love you so
much."

Rachel
smiled down at him and rubbed her belly.

"Are
you ready to go celebrate, little momma?" he asked, as he stood
up and put his arm around Rachel. "In less than a month, were
going to have another little Martin."

"I'm
more than ready to meet our little girl," she answered. "I
want to enjoy more than a few months of not being pregnant this
time."

They
both burst into laughter.

"Come
on," he said. "Let's go show our little man how much we
love him."

They
walked hand in hand out to join the party. Rachel looked over at her
little boy, as she rubbed her belly and smiled.

"Thank
you for making all of my dreams come true, Cliff," she said. "I
am truly the luckiest girl in the world."

The
End.

Be
sure to watch for my next novel -
“Built
for Love” (Bachelor Billionaire #5)
October
30, 2015.

I
will also be working on and publishing throughout this year and the
beginning of next

A
secret project not yet titled

His
Assistant (5 years later)

After
the Dark Knight

A
book tying it all together (Bachelor Billionaire #6) – title
undecided

Please
continue on for Chapter 1 of “His Assistant - Part 1”,
Chapter 1 and 2 of “Sea of Love” (Bachelor Billionaire
#1), and Chapter 1 and 2 of “A Love Rekindled” (The Game
of Love #1).

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